As more and more National League pitchers dropped out of participating in the All-Star Game this week — Zack Wheeler included — the absence of Phillies starters Ranger Suárez and Cristopher Sánchez from the roster became more and more glaring.

Suarez (7-3) allowed three runs (one earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out five over 6.2 innings to take the loss Friday versus the Padres.

Unfortunately for the Philadelphia Phillies fans, they won’t get to see Zack Wheeler — and certainly not Ranger Suárez — in this year’s All-Star Game. It’s a decision that may have caught some by surprise,

The Philadelphia Phillies are predicted to lose star pitcher Ranger Suarez to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a potential trade.

While MLB omitted the honors for the Phillies’ starter, the club still activated Cristopher Sanchez’s All-Star bonus clause.

Ranger Suárez has piled up enough pitches and innings this season for the reigning NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies to fit the modern definition of a workhorse.

Suarez broke out as a bona fide ace with the Phillies in an All-Star season last year that saw him post a 3.46 ERA with 145 total strikeouts. Though he has struggled with injuries throughout his career and missed the beginning of this season, he has a 1.99 ERA in 12 starts so far.

Not every All-Star exclusion is an All-Star snub. Such is the case with Phillies lefties Cristopher Sánchez and Ranger Suárez and, especially, shortstop Trea Turner. They were left off the National League All-Star team despite presenting fine bodies of work through the first half of the season.

Philadelphia Phillies players were up in arms that Christopher Sanchez or Ranger Suarez weren't named All-Star Game replacements, but their outrage is completely unwarranted once you understand the facts.